Process for the hydrocyanation of organic compounds containing ethylenic unsaturation
US5856555A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2531/96
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for the hydrocyanation of organic compounds containing ethylenic unsaturation to nitrites, in particular the hydrocyanation of diolefins or of substituted olefins, such as alkenenitriles. More specifically, it comprises a process for the hydrocyanation of organic compounds containing at least one ethylenic double bond by reaction with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of an aqueous solution of a catalyst comprising at least one transition metal compound and at least one water-soluble phosphine, characterized in that the said water-soluble phosphine is a monodentate or bidentate phosphine.
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